Solanco /townlively
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 23
Practicing “The Best Of Times” BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
This year has contained uncertainty and disappointment, but Solanco High School director of bands Scott Weyman has adopted an optimistic perspective. “2020 The Best of Times” is the marching band’s production number this fall. “The concept of the show is that we, as a band, get to experience ‘the best of times’ when we have the chance to gather and perform together,” Weyman explained. “Our goal is for our performance to provide ‘the best of times’ for our audience as well.” This year’s band includes 75 student musicians and color guard members, a little larger than last year’s band. “(It) continues our trend of growing by a few students per year,” Weyman said. “This is despite having several students who opted out for the 2020 marching season due to COVID-19-related concerns.” Sean Keller is the senior drum
major, and Julianna Weiss is the junior drum major. The color guard student leaders are Jadan Forren and Alex Coble. The instrumental section leaders are Greta Plechner and Lexi Heisler, woodwinds; Zach Herr and Martin Stoner, brass; Kendell Beiler, battery percussion; and Danielle Bishop, pit percussion. The staff members include Karen Huber, assistant marching band director; Shannon Garver, color guard designer/instructor; Stephenie Zdrojewski, color guard instructor; Jared Drennen, percussion instructor; Matt Green, brass instructor; Ken Zimmerman, drill designer; and David Bailey, public address announcer. To prepare for safely running the marching band program, Weyman developed “A Comprehensive Guide to Restarting Marching Band Under COVID-19 Protocols,” which was adopted by the school board this summer. Band camp began on Aug. 10, and each day opened with health screenings for students and
The Solanco High School marching band rehearsed its new show, “2020 - The Best of Times.”
staff members. All activities took place outside of the school building and with social distancing protocols in place. Everyone involved was required to wear face masks when passing each other or when interacting. Weyman noted that marching band shows have a standard fourstep interval, which is just over 6 feet, between individuals, so social distancing is inherent to that standard. This spring, anticipating
that the school closure and the restrictions that followed would eliminate crucial rehearsal time, Weyman reprogrammed the show, swapping out the originally scheduled music for arrangements of “Don’t You Worry ’Bout a Thing” by Stevie Wonder, “The Best of Times” by Styx, and “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay. Typically, June and July are spent working on playing technique and ensemble music, while the twoweek camp in August focuses on
learning the drill, staging, and visual portions of the program. This year, the band met only in August. “Because I always strive to maintain a high degree of challenge for the kids via programming - which we have certainly done with ‘The Best of Times’ program - I felt it prudent to rethink the show to maximize what would remain of our summer preparatory rehearsal time,” Weyman said. See “The Best Of Times” pg 4
BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
Amber Pownall was one of the contestants for the inaugural Southern Lancaster County Fair Queen in 2018. When Lydia Fetterman won, Amber used the experience as a learning opportunity, worked on the areas where she had room to grow, and tried again in 2019. The second time, she was successful. “I’ve been going to the fair since I was really young. I thought it would be a cool experience (to be the fair queen) since I already loved the fair,” Amber said. “I wanted to show See Fair Queen pg 5
Ham Dinner To Support Haiti Mission BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
It has been 10 years since Providence Church members Jeff and Terri Swope became accidental missionaries. Jeff grew up in Haiti, the son of missionaries, and in 2008, he returned to the Caribbean island nation to use his experience in the construction industry to build an orphanage. “They didn’t have a plan for the older kids, so we went back (in 2010) and started a home for the older boys,” Terri recalled. The Swopes didn’t intend to create an official organization, but people heard about their efforts and wanted to contribute to the cause, so they formed CrossRoads
Mission Haiti and filed for nonprofit status in 2011. The organization’s outreach has grown from there to include church plants, a feeding program, school sponsorships, and medical clinics. See Ham Dinner pg 7
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HOUSE OF WORSHIP . . . . . . . . .3 A LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER . . . . . .5 EVALUATION CLINIC PLANNED . . . . . . . . . . . .6 BUSINESS DIRECTORY . . . . . . . . . .6
Working together to meet physical and spiritual needs in Haiti are CrossRoads Mission Haiti representatives (from left) Bill Neidig, pastor Vilpy Lénet, Terri Swope, Tammy Tims, pastor René Pesnick, and Jeff Swope.
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